Etsy fee calculator (US): the math by hand, with Offsite Ads on or off
This is the static equivalent of an Etsy fee calculator: every fee line with its base, one order traced to a payout with Offsite Ads off and on, a net grid at four prices, and the reverse formula for the list price that nets a target.
Etsy fee data checked <time datetime="2026-10-31">2026-10-31</time> against the Etsy legal fees page, Etsy Payments policy and Etsy Help. Rates shown are for US sellers paid through Etsy Payments. United States, USD.
All figures on this page are static worked examples; Feebrief does not run a live Etsy calculator. Feebrief is not affiliated with Etsy and is not an official calculator.
Short answer: $50 item + $5 shipping pays out $49.52, or $41.27 with Offsite Ads
This page does the arithmetic an Etsy fee calculator would, written out so you can check it against your own payout. A US seller on Etsy Payments pays a 6.5% transaction fee and a 3% + $0.25 processing fee on item plus shipping, plus a $0.20 listing fee at publish, plus Offsite Ads on attributed orders.
A $50 item with $5 buyer-paid shipping and no sales tax pays out $49.52 with Offsite Ads off, $41.27 at 15% and $42.92 at 12%. This is static math, not a tool: there are no inputs on this page.
The four lines any Etsy fee calculator should show
| Fee | Rate | Charged on | When charged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listing fee | $0.20 | No sale; per listing | At publish or renewal |
| Transaction fee | 6.5% | Item + shipping + gift wrap; US sales tax excluded | At sale |
| Payment processing (Etsy Payments, US bank) | 3% + $0.25 per order | Gross order including shipping, and tax when applicable | At payment |
| Offsite Ads | 15% under $10k trailing 365 days (opt-out); 12% at $10k+ (mandatory) | Attributed orders only; max $100 per order | At sale |
Sources: Etsy legal fees, Etsy Payments policy, Etsy Help on fees and taxes and Offsite Ads help, compiled 2026-10-31. Tax enters the processing base but not the transaction base, which is why most single “sale price” boxes get it slightly wrong.
Forward example: $50 item + $5 shipping, Offsite Ads off
Examples assume a US seller on Etsy Payments with a US bank account, buyer-paid shipping included in both percentage bases, no gift wrap, no sales tax, no Etsy Ads, no Etsy Plus or Pattern subscription, and payout equal to the order total minus order-side fees. The $0.20 listing fee is shown separately because it is charged at publish or renewal, not deducted from the order. Each fee line is rounded half-up to the cent before summing; that is our assumption, and Etsy’s live rounding may differ by a cent. See how Feebrief estimates seller fees.
| Line | Charged on | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listing fee (paid at publish, not from this order) | Per listing | $0.20 flat | $0.20 sunk |
| Transaction fee | $55.00 (item + shipping) | 6.5% | $3.575, rounded to $3.58 |
| Payment processing | $55.00 (gross order) | 3% + $0.25 | $1.65 + $0.25 = $1.90 |
| Offsite Ads | Not attributed | 0% | $0.00 |
| Order-side fees | $5.48 | ||
| Payout before the sunk listing fee | $49.52 |
On a $50 item with $5 buyer-paid shipping and no sales tax, a US Etsy seller keeps $49.52 after the 6.5% transaction fee and the 3% + $0.25 processing fee, having already paid $0.20 to list.
Same order with Offsite Ads on: 15% under $10k, 12% at $10k+
| Scenario | Offsite Ads fee | Order-side fees | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off (not attributed) | $0.00 | $5.48 | $49.52 |
| On, shop under $10k trailing 365 days (15%, opt-out allowed) | 15% × $55.00 = $8.25 | $13.73 | $41.27 |
| On, shop at or above $10k (12%, mandatory) | 12% × $55.00 = $6.60 (derived from the 12% rate) | $12.08 | $42.92 |
If the order came from an Offsite Ad while the shop is under $10k in trailing sales, Etsy also takes $8.25 and the payout drops to $41.27. At $10k and above the rate is 12%, the fee is $6.60 and the payout is $42.92. The “toggle” here is a table column, not a control. The 12% row is our arithmetic from the published rate; check it against a real payout.
Static net at $10, $25, $50 and $100 (shipping $0)
| List price | Transaction 6.5% | Processing 3% + $0.25 | Net, Offsite off | Net, Offsite 15% | Net, Offsite 12% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.65 | $0.55 | $8.80 | $7.30 | $7.60 |
| $25 | $1.63 | $1.00 | $22.37 | $18.62 | $19.37 |
| $50 | $3.25 | $1.75 | $45.00 | $37.50 | $39.00 |
| $100 | $6.50 | $3.25 | $90.25 | $75.25 | $78.25 |
Read across the row nearest your price. Shipping and tax are $0, and the $0.20 listing fee is not deducted. The 15% and 12% columns apply only if the order is attributed to an Offsite Ad. The Offsite columns and the grid are derived from the published rates with the half-up rounding stated above; they are not Etsy-published examples.
Reverse: what to list at to net $40
Tools mostly answer “what do I keep from $X”. Pricing needs the reverse. With shipping $0 and tax $0, the list price p that nets N is:
p = (N + $0.25) ÷ (1 − 0.065 − 0.03 − a), where a is the Offsite Ads rate (0, 0.15 or 0.12)
| Scenario | Divisor | Continuous answer | List at | Forward check (lines rounded half-up) | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offsite off, ignore sunk listing | 0.905 | $44.475 | $44.48 | $2.89 + $1.58 = $4.47 | $40.01 |
| Offsite off, also recover the $0.20 listing (N = $40.20) | 0.905 | $44.696 | $44.70 | $2.91 + $1.59 = $4.50; $40.20 − $0.20 | $40.00 |
| Offsite on at 15% | 0.755 | $53.311 | $53.32 | $3.47 + $1.85 + $8.00 = $13.32 | $40.00 |
| Offsite on at 12% | 0.785 | $51.274 | $51.27 | $3.33 + $1.79 + $6.15 = $11.27 | $40.00 |
To clear $40.00 with Offsite Ads off, list at $44.48: add the $0.25 fixed processing fee to your target and divide by 0.905. $44.47 also lands on exactly $40.00 under per-line half-up rounding, so the continuous answer $44.475 means “$44.47 or $44.48”; $44.48 is the safe figure because it clears $40 under either rounding convention. To clear $40.00 after the $0.20 listing fee as well, list at $44.70. In the 15% Offsite Ads band with an attributed order, the same $40 needs $53.32.
Each fee line is rounded half-up to the cent before summing. Etsy’s live rounding may differ by a cent; the reverse answers are rounded up so the target is cleared either way. See how Feebrief estimates seller fees. A list price applies to every buyer, so the Offsite rows over-recover on orders that are not attributed.
Shipping and sales tax change the base, not the formula
Shipping s sits in both percentage bases, so net from the order is 0.905(p + s) − $0.25. Each $1 of buyer-paid shipping costs the seller $0.095 in fees.
- Shipping: on the $50 + $5 order, the $5 of shipping costs $0.325 + $0.15, about $0.48. For contrast, Mercari seller fees and take-home estimator charges one percentage on item plus shipping, and Poshmark seller fees (20% on item only) excludes shipping from its base.
- Sales tax: US sales tax enters the 3% processing base and not the 6.5% transaction base. A hypothetical $4.00 of tax on the $55 order adds $0.12 to processing and nothing to the transaction line. The tax rate depends on the buyer’s state and is not asserted; confirm the base wording on the Etsy Payments policy.
This page is static math, not a live Feebrief calculator
Feebrief’s interactive fee comparer currently covers eBay, Poshmark, Mercari, Depop, Vinted and Whatnot only. Etsy is not in that data set, so the figures on this page are static worked examples from Etsy’s published fee pages, not a live Feebrief calculator. We will say so here if that changes. For a live example of what a Feebrief estimator looks like, see the eBay seller fees and take-home estimator; for the platforms covered, see resale marketplace fees compared and how Feebrief estimates seller fees. Feebrief is not affiliated with Etsy and is not an official calculator; see the Feebrief disclosure. Rates change; confirm on the linked Etsy pages before pricing.
What these examples leave out
- Etsy Ads (onsite) budget: budget-based, no rate stated.
- Etsy Plus and Pattern: no price stated.
- Currency conversion and non-US regulatory operating fees: not modeled.
- Shipping label cost and cost of goods: yours to subtract.
- State sales tax rates: examples use $0.
Official fee pages and as-of dates
Open Etsy’s own pages before you price. Figures here were compiled from these pages on 2026-10-31; the legal fees page should be confirmed live.
- Etsy legal fees: Etsy fees and policy (compiled 2026-10-31; confirm on the live page)
- Etsy Payments policy: Etsy Payments (compiled 2026-10-31)
- Etsy Help: fees and taxes: What are the fees and taxes for selling on Etsy (compiled 2026-10-31)
- Etsy Help: Offsite Ads: How Etsy’s Offsite Ads work (compiled 2026-10-31)
Etsy fee calculator FAQ
Why isn’t there an Etsy calculator on this page?
Feebrief’s interactive comparer is built from a fee data set that covers eBay, Poshmark, Mercari, Depop, Vinted and Whatnot. Etsy is not in that data set, so there is no live Etsy estimator here. The tables above are static arithmetic from Etsy’s published US fee pages and are dated; use them by finding the row nearest your price or by applying the reverse formula. See resale marketplace fees compared and how Feebrief estimates seller fees.
How much of my buyer’s shipping charge do I actually keep?
About $0.905 of every $1, because both the 6.5% transaction fee and the 3% processing fee are charged on item plus shipping. On the $50 + $5 example, the $5 of shipping costs roughly $0.48 in fees. The $0.25 fixed processing fee is per order, so it does not grow with shipping. For contrast, see Poshmark seller fees (20% on item only).
Which Offsite Ads rate should I use, 15% or 12%, and can I just leave it off?
Use 15% if the shop has made under $10k in the trailing 365 days; at that level you can opt out and the fee is $0 on every order. Once the shop reaches $10k in any 365-day window, participation is mandatory and the rate is 12% on orders attributed to an Offsite Ad within 30 days of the click, capped at $100 per order. For pricing, plan with the rate that applies to your shop and assume some orders will be attributed; the reverse table gives the list price for all three cases.
Related fee guides and live estimators
- Etsy seller fees (US): what each fee is charged on
- How to reduce Etsy fees
- Etsy vs eBay fees
- Resale marketplace fees compared
- eBay seller fees and take-home estimator: a live Feebrief estimator for eBay.
Disclaimer
Fee rates change and can vary by seller location, payment method, promotions and account type. Feebrief is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Etsy, eBay or Meta, and this page is not an official calculator. Always check the marketplace’s official fee pages and your own payout statement for the amount that will actually be deducted. Examples exclude your own shipping label cost, sales tax rates, advertising budgets, subscriptions and one-off penalties unless stated.